2020 Cross Country Roster
Roster
McMahon-Staggs, Ronan
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
/ Cross Country
Ronan McMahon-Staggs
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Long Beach Poly
Bio
2023 (Track & Field)
Ran five races during the indoor track and field seasonโฆ Had a scorching series of indoor one mile events, breaking four minutes in three-consecutive meetsโฆ First set the new school record with a 3:57.81 at the Dr. Sander Inviteโฆ Followed it up with a 3:56.41 at the David Hemery Inviteโฆ Won the Arkansas Qualifier in late February, setting the current record with a 3:54.93 โ the fastest mile time by a Bruin in indoor or outdoor competitionโฆ Earned Second Team All-American at indoor nationals, finishing 12th in the nationโฆ
ย
Appeared in three outdoor meets for UCLAโฆ Claimed first place in the 1500m race at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on March 24 (3:41.07)โฆ Improved his time at the Bryan Clay Invitational, running a 3:39.32โฆ Only the second Bruin in outdoor track and field history to break the 3:40 mark (John Rankin, 3:35.26 โ 2005).
ย
2022 (Cross Country)
Appeared in five races for the Bruins, scoring in all of his appearances in the 2022 seasonโฆ UCLAโs top finisher at the Weis-Crockett Invitational (8000m, 23:56.0 โ 15th) and the NCAA West Regional Championships (10000m, 28:55.9 โ 21st)โฆ Ran a season-best 23:45.0 at the Pac-12 Championships, placing 28th in the Conference.
ย
2021 (Cross Country)
Toed the line in five races for the Bruins in his second season with the program โฆ Won the Mammoth Tri-Meet in the season-opener, crossing with a 5k time of 17:02.4 โฆ Finished 54th overall at the Dellinger Invite as the Bruinsโ fifth runner, clocking a time of 24:15.5 โฆ Took 47th place at the Pac-12 Championships in Salt Lake City, going 25:41.1 on the 8k course โฆ Capped his year with a 66th-place finish at the NCAA West Region Championships, finishing with a 10k time of 21:15.5.
2021 (Track & Field)
Did not compete during the track season.
ย
2020 (Cross Country)
Ran in a pair of races as a true freshman โฆ Finished second overall at the Arizona Invitational, helping the Bruin men to a sweep in his UCLA debut โฆ Ran 25:19.5 on the 8k course โฆ Finished 55th overall at the Pac-12 Championships with an 8k time of 25:19.5.
High School
800m PR: 2:05.64 โฆ 1600m PR: 4:18.35 โฆ 3200m PR: 9:18.90 โฆ Four-year letterwinner in Cross Country and three-year letterwinner in track at Long Beach Poly โฆ Picked up three cross country victories his senior season, including a win at the Moore League Finals with a three-mile time of 15:00.0 โฆ Went on to finish 11th at the CIF State Meet with a 5k time of 15:13.7 โฆ Took second in the 1600m at the Moore League Finals in 2019, clocking a time of 4:19.79 โฆ Went on to qualify for the CIF-SS Division 1 Prelims in the 1600m โฆ Notched a PR in the 3200m at the Nike Redondo Invitational, going 9:18.90 for sixth place in the event โฆ Finished 14th overall in the 3200m at the Southern Section Prelims in 2018 with a time of 9:22.99.
ย
Personal
Born in Long Beach, Calif., to parents Tonia McMahon and John Staggs โฆ Admires legendary distance runner Mo Farah โฆ Describes his greatest athletic thrill as breaking the 15-minute barrier in the three mile his sophomore year of high school โฆ Decided to attend UCLA because of its combination of amazing athletics and academics โฆ Enjoys surfing and biking โฆ Has visited over 10 countries โฆ Plans to be a Sports Psychologist.
Ran five races during the indoor track and field seasonโฆ Had a scorching series of indoor one mile events, breaking four minutes in three-consecutive meetsโฆ First set the new school record with a 3:57.81 at the Dr. Sander Inviteโฆ Followed it up with a 3:56.41 at the David Hemery Inviteโฆ Won the Arkansas Qualifier in late February, setting the current record with a 3:54.93 โ the fastest mile time by a Bruin in indoor or outdoor competitionโฆ Earned Second Team All-American at indoor nationals, finishing 12th in the nationโฆ
ย
Appeared in three outdoor meets for UCLAโฆ Claimed first place in the 1500m race at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on March 24 (3:41.07)โฆ Improved his time at the Bryan Clay Invitational, running a 3:39.32โฆ Only the second Bruin in outdoor track and field history to break the 3:40 mark (John Rankin, 3:35.26 โ 2005).
ย
2022 (Cross Country)
Appeared in five races for the Bruins, scoring in all of his appearances in the 2022 seasonโฆ UCLAโs top finisher at the Weis-Crockett Invitational (8000m, 23:56.0 โ 15th) and the NCAA West Regional Championships (10000m, 28:55.9 โ 21st)โฆ Ran a season-best 23:45.0 at the Pac-12 Championships, placing 28th in the Conference.
ย
2021 (Cross Country)
Toed the line in five races for the Bruins in his second season with the program โฆ Won the Mammoth Tri-Meet in the season-opener, crossing with a 5k time of 17:02.4 โฆ Finished 54th overall at the Dellinger Invite as the Bruinsโ fifth runner, clocking a time of 24:15.5 โฆ Took 47th place at the Pac-12 Championships in Salt Lake City, going 25:41.1 on the 8k course โฆ Capped his year with a 66th-place finish at the NCAA West Region Championships, finishing with a 10k time of 21:15.5.
2021 (Track & Field)
Did not compete during the track season.
ย
2020 (Cross Country)
Ran in a pair of races as a true freshman โฆ Finished second overall at the Arizona Invitational, helping the Bruin men to a sweep in his UCLA debut โฆ Ran 25:19.5 on the 8k course โฆ Finished 55th overall at the Pac-12 Championships with an 8k time of 25:19.5.
High School
800m PR: 2:05.64 โฆ 1600m PR: 4:18.35 โฆ 3200m PR: 9:18.90 โฆ Four-year letterwinner in Cross Country and three-year letterwinner in track at Long Beach Poly โฆ Picked up three cross country victories his senior season, including a win at the Moore League Finals with a three-mile time of 15:00.0 โฆ Went on to finish 11th at the CIF State Meet with a 5k time of 15:13.7 โฆ Took second in the 1600m at the Moore League Finals in 2019, clocking a time of 4:19.79 โฆ Went on to qualify for the CIF-SS Division 1 Prelims in the 1600m โฆ Notched a PR in the 3200m at the Nike Redondo Invitational, going 9:18.90 for sixth place in the event โฆ Finished 14th overall in the 3200m at the Southern Section Prelims in 2018 with a time of 9:22.99.
ย
Personal
Born in Long Beach, Calif., to parents Tonia McMahon and John Staggs โฆ Admires legendary distance runner Mo Farah โฆ Describes his greatest athletic thrill as breaking the 15-minute barrier in the three mile his sophomore year of high school โฆ Decided to attend UCLA because of its combination of amazing athletics and academics โฆ Enjoys surfing and biking โฆ Has visited over 10 countries โฆ Plans to be a Sports Psychologist.
Sight and Sounds: Cross Country
Friday, September 07
UCLA Bruin App
Wednesday, August 29
Morrison Plaza Ceremony
Friday, April 21
XC NCAA 2016 Preview
Thursday, November 17
